Local shops will participate in Small Business Saturday

While the bigger chain stores are getting ready to launch into the holiday shopping season with Black Friday and Black Friday Eve sales, many of the smaller shops in this area are going to having their own promotional sales on Small Business Saturday this week.

This will be the third year for the event, which began when American Express came of with the idea in 2010. It was designed to get people to recognize how important it is to support the independent retailers in their communities.